The antitrust and competition team at BakerHostetler handles both plaintiff and defendant-side cases for a broad range of industries, with notable expertise in the agriculture, insurance, automotive, and energy industries. Carl Hittinger heads up the practice and splits his time between the firm’s Pennsylvania and Washington DC offices; Hittinger has particular experience advising companies in major antitrust disputes with competitors. Also in Philadelphia is Jeffry Duffy, a litigator with a broad practice concentrated on antitrust and unfair competition disputes. Litigated merger challenges are handled by Washington DC’s Marc Schildkraut, while John Fornaciari handles cartel investigations and follow-on litigation, and Danyll W. Foix is a key contact for class action defense. In Los Angeles, Bridget McCabe takes point on class actions and heads up the firm’s California antitrust offering.
Key clients
- Soshin Electric Company Ltd.
- Alon USA Energy, Inc.
- Equity Residential
- Culligan/Zero
- Bobrick Washroom Equipment
- Brandywine Village Associates
- Albemarle Corporation
Work highlights
- Represented downstream energy company Alon USA Energy (part of Delek), against class action allegations of price-fixing in the California gasoline market.
- Representing Equity Residential, a coast-to-coast real estate lessor, in defending against dozens of nationwide and local class actions in federal court alleging a Sherman Act Section 1 conspiracy in the purported multifamily residential real estate market.
- Achieved a favorable settlement on the eve of trial for Soshin Electric Company Ltd. in a recent cartel case in the United States involving allegations of fixing the prices of electronics components.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Carl Hittinger